Immediately after the sitting got underway, Speaker Ishwardas Rohani called Kishor Samrite -- who was recently elected in Balaghat district's Lanji bypoll on a Samajwadi Party ticket, while behind bars -- to take the oath as a member.

Mr Samrite was brought to the Vidhan Sabha under police escort, as he is still in police custody, on a court order. The MLA was in prison for about ten months on account of several criminal cases registered against him for participation in public agitations.

This is the first time in Madhya Pradesh that a candidate won an election while imprisoned, and was also brought to the Assembly in police custody.